The anti-cancer property of the Vitamin K3 (Vitk3) was again recently studied by Dr Meng-Er Huang’s team (Curie Institute, CNRS UMR3348, Paris).
By using in vitro pro-oxydative cellular models, Dr Huang and collaborators observed a cancer-selective cytotoxicity of vitk3 in Peroxyredoxin 1 (PRDX1 aka PRX1)-deficient cancer cell lines.
To further investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms, the authors used a stably PRX1-depleted HeLa cell line (PRX1-) (vs. Control (PRX1+)) under various experimental conditions. They notably treated PRX1- and PRX1+ cell lines by vitk3 and 6 other known anticancer molecules targeting different cellular events (microtubule (vinblastine & taxol); DNA (doxorubicin & daunorubicin); DNA transcription (actinomycin D) and cell cycle (5-FU)).
Under these conditions, the authors confirmed that PRX1 inactivation potentiates vitk3 cytotoxicity in vitro (necroptosis) via ROS modulations. They take a new look at the possibility of using Vitk3 in combination with other anticancer treatments and suggest that PRX1 could be therapeutically promising target in the future.
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Source
Tiantian He, Elie Hatem, Laurence Vernis, Ming Lei and Meng-Er Huang “PRX1 knockdown potentiates vitamin K3 toxicity in cancer cells: a potential new therapeutic perspective for an old drug” (2015) Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 34:152 – DOI: 10.1186/s13046-015-0270-2
